Places Edited by Martin

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

A Barbados crypt where it's said that the coffins refuse to stay put.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The remains of a Rockefeller's lush Italianate estate hidden in the underbrush on the coast of Lake Michigan.

Spanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation devices.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The abandoned remains of this Victorian brewery hide crumbling bowling alleys and rusting industrial gear.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

This historic Rhode Island mini-cemetery features a number of headstones run through with mysterious holes.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Croatia's towering concrete blossom grows from the site of a World War II concentration camp.

The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.

Don't be a grizzly man. Get personal with Alaska's wild bears from the safety of this conservationist camp.